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Ⅰ.用所给词的适当形式填空
1．The room which was so dark stood firmly in the ________ when the earthquake happened.(dark)
2．Eating too ________ food is bad for our health.(salt)
3．The snake was alive because of the ________ of the farmer's body.(warm)
4．The ________ became famous after he ________ the novel into French.(translate)
5．When the ________ finished playing ________ ，the audience clapped for five minutes.(violin)
6．We
had many difficulties at first，but ________ we succeeded.(eventual)
7．It's not surprising that young people nowadays follow new ________ of living.(pattern)
8．You have helped me so much that no words can ________ my thanks.(conveyor)
答案 1.darkness 2.salty 3.warmth 4.translator；translated 5.violinist；the vionlin 6.eventually 7.patterns 8.convey
Ⅱ.完成下列句子
1．It is illegal for a public official ________________.(exchange)
对于一个政府工作人员来说，向人们索要礼物或金钱来换取对他们的帮助是非法的。
2．________________________.We must act immediately before there's none left.(run out)
供应洪灾地区的食物快用完了，我们必须在用完之前立刻采取行动。
3．On seeing the wonderful sculpture，______________.(let out)
一看到那精美的雕塑，在场的每个人都发出了惊叹声。
4．Jack had no confidence and courage at that time.That was______________.(reason)
杰克在当时没有自信和勇气。这就是他为什么放弃计划的原因。
5．If only I had got up__________________！I missed the bus by only a minute and waited half an hour for another.(if only)
今天早晨我如果早点起床的话就好了！我只差一分钟就坐上那辆公共汽车，而等另一辆车却花了半小时。
答案 1.to ask people for gifts or money in exchange for favors to them
2．Food supplies in the floodstricken area are running out
3．everyone present let out a cry of surprise
4．the reason why he gave up the
plan
5．a little earlier this morning
Ⅲ.阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
George: Hi, Heather, I was wondering if you're available tomorrow evening.
Heather: Well, George, I guess I am.__1__ do you ask?
George: I have just gotten a pair of Star Wars movie tickets from a friend and was thinking of __2__(invite) you along for the opening show. Are you interested?
Heather: Yeah, definitely! Thanks a lot!
George: No problem.
Heather: I really wanted to watch Star Wars on the opening day __3__ the tickets were sold out. How did you manage to get hold of __4__？
George：__5__ friend of mine works at Pepsi headquarters. He was able to get the tickets for free, and then he sold 2 to me for $50 a piece.
Heather: You paid $50 for each ticket? That's
__6__(expensive)than the regular price!
George: Not really __7__(consider) the fact that other people __8__(pay) as high as $200 each on the “black market”．
Heather: I'm really honored you went through all this trouble just for my __9__. I really appreciate that. So, what time are we going?
George: The movie starts at 10 pm. We __10__ get there at least 1 hour earlier because there'll be a big line. I could pick you up at your house at 8, if that's OK with you.
答案 1.Why 2.inviting 3.but 4.them 5.A
6．more expensive 7.considering 8.are paying 9.sake10．should